On Tuesday 17 November 2020, Edward via tde-users wrote: > On Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:11:48 -0500 > > "BorgLabs - Kate Draven" <borglabs4@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Tuesday 17 November 2020, Edward via tde-users wrote: > > > On Tue, 17 Nov 2020 08:48:26 -0500 > > > > > > "BorgLabs - Kate Draven" <borglabs4@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Another card I'm looking at is the Creative Labs Sound Blaster > > > > AE-9 PCIe > > > > https://www.microcenter.com/product/610437/creative-labs-sound-blaste > > > >r-ae -9-pcie-sound-card Although, as far as I can tell, has no linux > > > > support > > > > but I could be wrong. > > > > > > > > Thanks again > > > > > > > > Kate > > > > > > https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=SoundBlaster-AE-7-L > > >inux > > > > > > According to this article, the AE-9 doesn't have Linux support. The > > > AE-7 will have Linux support with the 5.10 kernel. > > > > > > I would hope the older Creative cards have some Linux support. My > > > older desktop actually has a legacy PCI slot (in addition to PCI-E > > > x1 and x16 slots), but I don't know if plugging in a sound card > > > will automatically disable its on-board equivalent, as it does with > > > a video card. ____________________________________________________ > > > > Yes, I read the same article. > > > > As for your question. No, installing a second audio card does not > > disable the onboard audio. You'd need to disable it in the bios. I > > do, but it's not needed as it doesn't interfer with the default card > > functions. > > > > Thanks for your input, it's greatly appreciated. > > I'm going to read your other email and reply if I can. > > > > Thank you > > > > Kate > > Glad to help in any way. > > I will check all the BIOS screens again, but the only setting I am aware > of right now to disable anything on-board, is for the network (which was > 10/100), replaced with a gigabit network card. > > The specs for that desktop shows (under Sound/Audio): > > *Integrated audio is not available if a sound card is installed. > > So, adding a sound card, could very well disable the on-board audio > automatically. Whether this would resolve the current issue with the > TDE/KDE startup sound not playing at startup, don't know. > ____________________________________________________ Safe design boards will auto disable simple stuff like video when an addon card is in place. It would make sense that your board would also disable the audio. If you don't see it in kmix, it's been disabled. Make sure you have set the default audio card. I use "Default Sound Card" (asoundconf-gtk), try that if it's available to you. Kate ____________________________________________________ tde-users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web mail archive available at https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
